> the tap water is terrible compared to what I get from my own tap at home. I suspect this is just because it's not what you're used to rather than an actual q

> the tap water is terrible compared to what I get from my own tap at home. I suspect this is just because it's not what you're used to rather than an actual quality judgment. I feel this about my home city when I travel elsewhere, and I complained about my current home city when I first moved here from a different country. For instance, I've felt the same about the water in many German cities whether I visited from Switzerland or the US. > While the US has a fast growing craft brewery scene, the german one has about 800 years head start in experience and market depth. I agree that this difference probably exists, but no one's starting from scratch these days and there's no reason to indicate it would continue at the same pace as Germany in the 1200s anyway, so I would presume it's far from a 800-year headstart (if there's any at all). In many cases, there may be no advantage besides the cultural recognition of certain concepts that have been more pervasive in Germany for a long time. Have you actually tried a decent variety of North American craft beers?